Interplay between erosion and tectonics in the Western Alps

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-108

  Malusà, Marco G ^a   Vezzoli, Giovanni ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; MOUNTAIN REGION; UPLIFT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 33645049831     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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